These are no longer rumors but reality. Omar Daf wants to leave Sochaux for Dijon. The general manager of the FCSM confirms this Monday evening to France Bleu Belfort Montbéliard information revealed a little earlier by France 3 Franche-Comté.
A feeling of betrayal – Samuel Laurent, General Manager of the FCSM
The club boss had his trainer this Sunday on the phone who confirmed his desire to join Dijon, Ligue 2 competitor.” He considers that the club no longer works in the same way. He would lose some control over the sports recruiting process. I think the other reason may be financial,” explains Samuel Laurent. The discussions between the Senegalese technician and Dijon would have started a few days ago. ” It’s disbelief and then it’s still a little bit of a feeling of betrayal because we’re in the middle of the transfer window. Players should contact the coach. We end up with a coach who tells us at the last moment that he wants to leave. No, sorry, if it’s not in the interest of the club, it doesn’t work. Excuse me, but he has a contract“, recalls Samuel Laurent. Omar Daf has, in theory, one more year to honor in the Doubs.
I don’t give in to blackmail.
Samuel Laurent explains that he had, until Monday evening, no contact with the Dijon club. The financial discussions never started. The general manager of the FCSM intends to enforce the contract of his trainer even if the door is not closed. “We consider that sportingly, Omar Daf did a good job, we renewed it. He was happy with his renewal. Now I’m not being blackmailed into saying watch out, I’m going somewhere else. It could be Dijon, it could be Barça, it could be Manchester United. There is a contract with FC Sochaux and FC Sochaux is stronger than its coach. So, today, the FCSM coach is Omar“, says Samuel Laurent.
Sochaux awaits a satisfactory offer otherwise Daf will stay
The FCSM intends to keep its coach but does not completely close the door. “Indeed, if I am offered a price in line with what I consider to be its value, I am willing to discuss it, but that is not even the case. It was just about leaving like that, in defiance of the club. But we’re not the Salvation Army either. There is no compromise. It is simply a contractual commitment that will be respected“, according to Samuel Laurent. The general manager of the FCSM is now waiting for a satisfactory offer from Dijon. “By Tuesday 4:30 p.m., if we do not have satisfactory conditions for a departure on the table, Omar Daf will complete his last year of contract“. The Sochaux supporters will quickly be fixed…